Written questions

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 1853 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 21 May 2026

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his department is taking to ensure that civil servants awaiting pension payments as part of the remaining backlog do not experience financial hardship while Capita works toward the June 2026 deadline.

Answer

Answered by Satvir Kaur, 21 May 2026

The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension q...